Underwater Lemur Graveyard Discovered

Underwater Lemur Graveyard Discovered

Feb. 17, 2015 - Madagascar is the only place in the world where lemurs live in the wild. A recent discovery in an underwater cave yielded the largest cache ever found of extinct-lemur bones. Some of the extinct lemurs were as big as gorillas.

To read a National Geographic news article about the discovery, click here.

This expedition was supported by the National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration.

Underwater Lemur Graveyard Discovered

Feb. 17, 2015 - Madagascar is the only place in the world where lemurs live in the wild. A recent discovery in an underwater cave yielded the largest cache ever found of extinct-lemur bones. Some of the extinct lemurs were as big as gorillas.

To read a National Geographic news article about the discovery, click here.

This expedition was supported by the National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration.